There are few television shows among millennials that resonate as much as “The Simpsons,” and we all have somebody in our lives who spent their formative years watching syndicated reruns every weekday. However, while most millennials have been content with quoting classic episodes or doing the occasional Mr. Burns impression, one man has taken his presumed fandom to a whole new level by modeling his entire life after one of the show’s characters.
Pretty cool!
Meet 37-year-old Brian Symanski of Bedford, Indiana, who’s currently in a perpetual impression of one of Springfield’s most iconic one-off citizens, Frank Grimes. Brian took the advice of every adult in his life and pursued a career path he was passionate about, majoring in Communications at Purdue University with the mistaken understanding that the degree would help him in the job market. The result has been decades of toil with a yield of absolutely nothing, exactly like Frank Grimes!
Wow! If that’s not a dedicated fan, I don’t know what is!
After completing his degree, Brian decided he wanted to go to law school. However, despite stellar undergraduate grades and an impressive LSAT score, he realized he couldn’t afford to continue his education. As a result, Brian now works as an administrative assistant at a local distribution center. What’s more, the crippling student loan debt he incurred sixteen years ago (the interest of which his monthly payment doesn’t even cover) coupled with high costs of living, have recently forced Brian to take on a second job working nights in a nearby foundry. Now, who does that remind you of?
As if this likeness couldn’t be more uncanny, while at the day job for which he is grossly overqualified and insultingly underpaid, Brian regularly encounters far less competent coworkers who routinely rise above his rank due to both nepotism and the sheer oversight of his superiors. The ineptitude of one colleague in particular regularly causes more work for Brian, and his repeated attempts to call attention to this injustice are met with exasperated indifference from his boss. Looks like someone found his own personal Homer Simpson. Brian must be the envy of fans everywhere!
We suppose it’s only a matter of time before the crushing weight and hopelessness of the utter hellscape we all occupy gets the better of Brian and he snaps, in true Grimesean fashion. Let’s just hope he’s not near any high voltage equipment when it happens!